Rule 8.3 - BRITISH AIRWAYS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              BRITISH AIRWAYS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               03 December 2008

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      41,536,226     3.60%      1,533,726     0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,074,936     0.27%        711,151     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             44,611,162     3.87%      2,244,877     0.19%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale   Number of     Securities Price per unit
Purchase        5,631         1.5689
Purchase        98,797        1.5549
Purchase        640,246       1.5423
Purchase        49,354        1.5412
Purchase        11,058        1.5213
Purchase        349,205       1.5472
Purchase        27,300        1.5192
Purchase        460           1.5690
Purchase        18,354        1.5690
Purchase        9,334         1.5521
Sale            46,950        1.5493
Sale            19,097        1.5690
Sale            18,354        1.5690
Sale            27,800        1.5486
Sale            10,000        1.5506
Sale            36,084        1.5564
Sale            8,400         1.5464
Sale            361,819       1.5472
Sale            90,468        1.5467
Sale            11,058        1.5539

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          19972         1.5377
CFD            Long          53612         1.5382
CFD            Long          8400          1.5463
CFD            Long          90468         1.5466
CFD            Long          361819        1.5472
CFD            Long          27800         1.5485
CFD            Long          46950         1.5493
CFD            Long          11058         1.5538
CFD            Long          239248        1.5686
CFD            Long          263029        1.57
CFD            Short         27300         1.5191
CFD            Short         11058         1.5212
CFD            Short         49354         1.5412
CFD            Short         640246        1.5422
CFD            Short         349205        1.5471
CFD            Short         98797         1.5548
CFD            Short         5631          1.5688

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         04 December 2008
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk